The Village Summer Camp is proud to begin our partnership with our friends Save the Mermaids, an environmental awareness group who is helping us get our kids into the ocean and become aware of how to better take care of it. We had our first introduction to ocean exploration at the tide pools today where the children were able to get a first hand glimpse of marine life.
Read MoreThe Village kicked off its summer program by participating in a soccer camp hosted by Child Evangelism Fellowship at Shoreline Church.
Read MoreOn May 29, eight children from The Village got the privilege to participate in one of Santa Barbara's finest events, I Madonnari. These kids attended numerous meetings to decide on a theme for their drawing, research pictures, and pick out themselves what they would draw.
Read MoreWe would like to thank all those who came out to California Pizza Kitchen Wednesday, May 18. Your patronage helped support our ability to provide a summer literacy program and educational field trips for the youth and teens.
Read MoreOn April 23rd, The Village students got a chance to showcase their dance skills at Everybody Dance Now’s Day of Movement at the Carrillo Recreational Center.
Read MoreThrough their ticket subsidy program, we were lucky enough to attend yet another great concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl. The breakout acapella group Pentatonix performed originals from their self-titled album as well as creative arrangements of songs by The Jackson 5 and Imagine Dragons.
Read MoreThe Turner Foundation will be holding a FUNdraiser at California Pizza Kitchen on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016! Anyone who presents this flyer either on their mobile device or as a hard copy will get 20% of their tab donated to The Village Learning Center Summer Program.
Read MoreSince 2014, we've established a strong partnership with The Santa Barbara Bowl. Through working with Kai Tepper, Education Outreach Program Manager, we've been able to utilize the Bowl's various outreach programs.
Read MoreNotes for Notes is a national nonprofit organization that designs, equips, and staffs after-school recording studios packed with instruments offering youth completely FREE access to explore, create, and record music so that music may become a profoundly positive influence in their lives.
Read MoreJames, our life coach. James, the brother of Jesus, was not a believer until after the Resurrection. Then his whole life changed. He was made the leader of the early church. We often think of the great apostle Paul as the greatest leader in the early church, but whose counsel did Paul seek when he had to make a crucial decision three times?
Read MoreThe Media Lab has expanded! The Turner Foundation received a generous grant from the Williams-Corbett Foundation. A portion of the funding allowed the Learning Center buy 4 new chrome books and have a technician come in to update all the devices!
Read MoreIn 2014, The Turner Foundation purchased an additional property of 45-unit apartments about a mile from the Village called The Lighthouse
Read MoreThe elves have gone berserk in our Learning Center!! Let the holidays begin!
Read MoreThe Surf Happens Foundation funded a free surf day for the families of The Village, an affordable housing unit in Santa Barbara. The sun was shinning and perfect little waves rolled through all day. Thank you to everyone involved, this was truly a special day at the beach!
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